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Pope’s December prayer intention: The future of the very young
Pope Francis on Thursday 5 December released a video message accompanying his prayer intention for December, which this month is “The future of the very young.” In his prayer intention for the month...
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Refugees, migrants given safe haven by Vatican weep with gratitude
Those with a presence on social media probably know that Pope Francis himself isn’t sitting at a Starbucks with his smartphone posting his own tweets and Instagram photos. Only once in a while does...
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Repeal of Medevac ‘barbaric’ according to Catholic leaders
Catholic leaders have slammed the ‘barbaric’ decision by the Australian Senate on Wednesday 4 December to block the proposed Medevac laws and are calling for more in the Church to take action. “We...
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Pope and Grand Imam propose a World Day of Fraternity to the UN
Pope Francis and Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayyeb have proposed a World Day of Fraternity to the United Nations. The request was delivered to the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres,...
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Final Document of the Amazon Synod
FINAL DOCUMENT SPECIAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE PAN-AMAZONIAN REGION AMAZONIA: NEW WAYS FOR THE CHURCH AND FOR A HOLISTIC ECOLOGY CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I: THE AMAZON: FROM LISTENING TO INTEGRAL...
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Advocates For Change
St Vincent’s Health Australia (SVHA) has embarked on a groundbreaking training program to help key staff identify and support vulnerable people who present to its hospitals who have been trafficked....
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Human Rights Day
December 10 is Human Rights Day When we think of human rights, we often think first of our own rights. We think of such things as our right to challenge a parking fine, to walk through public land...
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Be witnesses to the goodness of God, young Catholics urged
American speaker, evangelist and author Katie Prejean McGrady has told 5500 young Australian Catholics that they are made “not only for something great” in this world, but that they are ultimately...
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ACYF Day 2 – ‘nothing is impossible to God’
More than 5,500 young Catholics have been asked to surrender themselves to God, and be open to say “yes” to what they are being called to on day two of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival....
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NZ Catholic Bishops statement on Whakaari White Island tragedy
“Along with all New Zealanders we are deeply distressed and saddened by the tragedy of the volcanic eruption at Whakaari/White Island,” says Bishop Patrick Dunn, Catholic Bishop of Auckland and...
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Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for December
Pope Francis’ intention for December: The Future of the Very Young – That every country take the measures necessary to prioritise the future of the very young, especially those who are suffering....
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Bishop Vincent’s 2019 Christmas Message
A Christmas Message from Bishop Vincent Long, Bishop of Parramatta Dear Friends, Blessings and prayers to each of you as we prepare for the coming of Jesus at this Christmas. In this holy season, we...
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International Migrants Day
18 December is the United Nations’ International Migrants Day Perhaps the most striking thing about International Migrants Day is its name. It is not Immigration Day but Migrants Day. Immigration is...
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Bishop Vincent Long’s Christmas Message 2019
A Christmas 2019 Message from Bishop Vincent Long, Bishop of Parramatta Dear Friends, Blessings and prayers to each of you as we prepare for the coming of Jesus at this Christmas. In this holy...
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Pope Francis: It’s injustice that causes migrants to die at sea
Pope Francis meets recently arrived refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos and unveils a cross in the Vatican’s Belvedere Courtyard to remember all migrants and refugees who are forced to make...
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Bishop Vincent Long’s Christmas Message 2019
A Christmas 2019 Message from Bishop Vincent Long, Bishop of Parramatta Dear Friends, Blessings and prayers to each of you as we prepare for the coming of Jesus at this Christmas. In this holy...
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Thai police round up dozens of Christian Pakistani refugees
A group of Pakistani Christian asylum seekers were arrested Dec. 19 by Thai immigration authorities in an early morning raid on a low-rise condominium in eastern Bangkok. An estimated 36 people,...
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Bishop Vincent Long’s Christmas Message 2019
A Christmas 2019 Message from Bishop Vincent Long, Bishop of Parramatta Dear Friends, Blessings and prayers to each of you as we prepare for the coming of Jesus at this Christmas. In this holy...
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Christmas Day
December 25 is Christmas Day This year, we celebrate Christmas in the shadow of terrible bushfires. The reality of climate change and its effects have challenged the simple child-like joy and...
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Pope’s World Peace Day message: ‘Every war is a form of fratricide’
Pope Francis’ Message for the 53rd World Day of Peace describes peace as a journey of hope to be undertaken in a spirit of dialogue, reconciliation and ecological conversion. The 53rd World Day of...
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